A/N: I don't own anything except my OC's and the plot. If I did, Mako and Korra would be together.

Screams of fear and agony spread like wildfire inside the burning three story building. Nothing but smoke and fire consumes the big living space. Standing in the center, a 16 year old boy with thick black hair and frightened amber eyes observes his surroundings.

"Why am I here again, I escaped! Wait...where is Alani?!"

"Kiran? Babe wake up...Kiran!"

The said figure shoots up in his seat looking around frantically as sweat drips down his forehead. Slender arms rap around his neck loosely, instantly calming him. Her hands rub comforting circles behind his back through his hooded coat as he takes slow, deep breaths. It's been 3 years since Kiran and Alani escaped a child labor operation in the Fire Nation, 7 years since his mother, Avatar Korra was murdered and he was kidnapped. He wasn't even supposed to be taken, the initial target was his twin sister Karah.

But he volunteered to be taken instead and convinced them of his value. Despite being tortured and beaten throughout those years, he never regretted it. He'd do anything for his big sister and little brother Nilak.

He met Alani after 2 years of being there, which made being there tolerable. They grew close, protected each other from harm. There was a nice lady who was assigned to the two. She made sure Kiran and Alani were properly fed and dressed for work. She even discreetly slipped extra food for them. After their escape, they traveled around different parts of the world and eventually made it Republic City. They even visited The Fire Lady and traveled to the Western Air Temple.

"It's okay Kiran, were safe. Drak and his men are gone, he's not going to hurt us."

Kiran looks into her electric blue eyes as she whispers soothing words into his ear.

"It was just a nightmare...I'm okay...Alani's okay...we escaped. Everything's okay, I'm going to see my family again," thought Kiran as he looks through the window of the Satomobile, noticing their arrival in Republic City.

After grabbing their bags, they exit the vehicle and journey through the city. They were going to pose as fans of his sister to blend in with the crowd. Karah was the team captain of The Fire Ferrets, her reputation as team captain and the earthbender of the team spoke fondly by itself. Their uncle Bolin was the head coach. As soon as they make it to the shores, Kiran's eyes widen in surprise as he looks up, his muscles stiffen. Standing tall was a marble statue, the height and size similar to Avatar Aang's statue near Aang's Memorial Island. It stood near the left side of Pro-bending Area and resembled none other than his beloved mother, Avatar Korra.

Alani notices this, so she speaks up. "What was she like…..you never really said much about her?''

He turns to his girlfriend and smiles sadly at the thought of his late mother. He strokes the ruby colored scarf around his neck before he replies.

"She was the greatest mom you could ever have. She was kind and caring, but strict when she needed to be. She could be overprotective at times, especially when my siblings and I were being picked on.I gave her and my dad more of a hard time then my sister. I remember this time….." He stops suddenly after remembering the last fight he and his mom had, before she died.

Alani notices him pause, his body stiffens once again. She gives him a sympathetic look while stroking his bicep, waiting for him to continue.

Tears well up in his eyes as he speaks," The last fight we had...was before she died. She worked a lot you know, her Avatar duties. She didn't have enough time to spend with us anymore, with me...Dad worked a lot too, but he worked during the day so he could spend time with us in the evening. It got worse as we grew up. She tried so hard, but I didn't understand. I yelled at her and told her that I hated her. I didn't mean it though! I didn't want her to leave...it's my fault she's dead."

Alani grips both of Kiran's shoulders and responds in a firm tone, "It's not your fault. You were angry and hurt but your mother knew how much you loved her. She wouldn't want you to burden yourself with something that isn't your fault."

She frowns at thought of her father. He was murdered in front of her and her older brother Tikani on the night she was taken.

Once inside arena, they make their way towards their seats but stop in their tracks when they hear glass shatter above the dome. A group of men with kabuki masks enter above the Pro-bending platform. Noticing the commotion, The Fire Ferrets and The Wolf Bats initiate their fighting stances and prepare to defend the arena.

Kiran shares a knowing glance with Alani, recognizing the men attacking. "This cannot be happening...Drak and his men died in the fire...I made sure of it. It doesn't make any sense."

"Right now it doesn't matter how he escaped, we have to help these people. We brought him here, its the least we can do. I'll go create a distraction, you make sure he doesn't hurt anyone." She pulls him down to her height and gives him a light but soft peck on the lips before she darts off in the other direction.

Kiran takes off his scarf and puts it in his backpack. He puts on a mask that resembles the blue spirit, then turns his attention towards the battle on the Pro-bending platform, noticing a certain young woman. Her chocolate brown hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail, greenish-blue eyes filled with determination as she earth-bends her opponent into the pool below them. Her traditional Hung Gar stance and form recognizable from the bending practices they used to participate in as children.

She fights gracefully with her teammates, a male water-bender and female air-bender. Suddenly,The woman stops fighting. She shouts out a name that he instantly recognizes. He turns his head in the direction of his 12 year old brother Nilak, the little boys blue eyes widen in shock and fear. Feet frozen in place as one of the kabuki masked men get ready to aim a lighting strike at the young boy.

Within a split second the lights in the arena shut off, but not before the lighting strike is released. Kiran runs through the dimly lit arena and while using the air around him, he gracefully lands in front of his brother and absorbs the lightning with his hands. He screams painfully as he redirects it towards the man who almost killed his brother.

Maniacal laughter echoes throughout the arena as a dark figure appears in the center of the platform. Kiran pants heavily as he shields Nilak with his body.

"I've been searching for you and the girl for a long time boy, its a shame you had to involve innocent people. It'd be better for you to savor the moment, because this is the last time you'll ever see your family again. That's the only act of mercy I've ever shown by letting you and the girl get here. And after what you did to me and those poor children..." Drak trails off with a devious smirk on his face.

"It was the only way to escape the HELL you created for us, I didn't mean to harm them...they knew the risks..." Kiran replies in defeat, his amber eyes full of regret. His eyes widen as he see a certain earth-bender being blood-bent in the air. Her eyes glossy and face blue as Drak lifts her in the air.

"I remember you... your brother was very adamant in taking your place 7 years ago..." She lets out a blood curling scream as her insides twist in a tight grip. Kiran reaches out, taking a step towards her.

"Take off the mask... I want to see the look in your sister's eyes as she realizes the monster her innocent baby brother's become." He drops her on the cold platform floor, but blood-bends her into a standing position.

Outside The Arena:

The RCPD's Chief stands tall as watches the camera feed in the arena on his mobile device. Chaos erupts around him as his men scramble to tend to the majority of the citizens from the arena. A fire blazes within him as he listens to that monster speak, and aches internally as he listens to his only daughter scream in pain. He feels a hand on his shoulder, griping it tightly in a comforting gesture.

Green eyes as well as amber land on the screen of the camera feed, watching intently as the hooded figure takes off his mask. Amber eyes widen in shock as his grip hardens around the device, hands trembling. For the first time in 7 years, Mako stares at the son he thought he lost, the son he mourned for and promised to protect. Tears well up in his eyes as he observes the scar on the edge of Kiran's right eyebrow. Behind him, Bolin matches his brothers shock.

"My son...I failed you..."

"Mako..."

"Before Korra died Bo...when I held her in my arms, I promised her that I would find our son, bring him back home. I broke that promise, I tried everything I could to find him. When we thought he was gone, Karah told me she had this feeling that he was still alive. I didn't believe her, I should have though! I kept telling myself that we had to move on, that I had to move on...but all I did was leave my son behind in the dirt," he says while looking distraught.

"You had no choice Mako, you had Karah and Nilak to look after, you couldn't just forget about them."

Mako sighs as he eyes the ocean, noticing its movement towards the arena. His communicator goes off before he answers it.

"Chief of RCPD speaking."

"You don't know me but I know you, Kiran has spoken fondly of you. I've been with him the last 5 years, watched his back. I've come to love him the last few years. Look, I don't expect you to trust me, but just know that were on the same side. In the next 20 seconds there's gonna be storm so I advise you and your men to get moving," says a female voice before all that's heard is static. Mako orders everyone off of the shore and into the city.

And just as it was mentioned, air accumulates on top of the arena as it mixes in with the water surrounding it. A few moments later, a hooded figure shoots out of the shattered dome in a burst of air and lands on the shore, with two masses on his shoulders. Another hooded figure whose arms are filled with two more masses and whose clothes are soaked in water from the ordeal, meets up with the other figure to gently lay them on the soft sand of the shore. One of the figures kneels by two of them and touches his sister and brothers foreheads with his fingers.

He stands up and spares an apologetic glance towards his mothers statue, for the destroyed stadium. He then turns his head slightly towards his father, sparing him a somber smile before running off through the city with his partner. Unbeknownst to everyone but Kiran and Alani, Kiran leaves a trail of blood from one of his wounds.

Mako recognizes the scared eyebrow of the figure.

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed this little taste in my LOK Next Gen. series. Like I did in Untamed Love, I'm going to do a casting of the characters in the story.

The Adventures of Kiran and Karah: The Twin Avatar's Casting:

Korra: Alexandra Daddario

Mako: Jesse Metcalfe

Bolin: Tyler Hoechlin

Asami Sato: Adelaide Kane

General Iroh: Dave Franco

Kiran: Luke Bilyk

Karah: Danielle Campbell

Alani: Lu Lu Antariksa

Tikani: Taylor Lautner

Hiroshi "Hiro" Sato: Ricardo Hoyos

Kotta: Ana Golja

Nilak: Neel Sethi

Jinora: Emilia Clarke

Villains:

Pandora: Shay Mitchell

Aeron: Joe Taslim

Akeldama: Angelina Jolie

Drak: Henry Rollins